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#DDF2D3

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #DDF2D3

#DDF2D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Pale Mint (ΔE 8.6); Beige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E8D3F2 — a thistle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDF2D3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green242
Blue211

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 8.6
Beige
#F5F5DC · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 11.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DDF2D3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF2D3.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #DDF2D3.
17.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDF2D3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDF2D3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F5EDD1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F1EBD4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDEFE9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDF2D3?

#DDF2D3 is a muted, very light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 95% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDF2D3?

Use black text. Black on #DDF2D3 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDF2D3?

Its complementary colour is #E8D3F2, and analogous partners are #EDF2D3 and #D3F2D9.